Overwhelmed by leather Sewing machines

[kgg]

13 minutes ago, SolarLeatherMachines said:

I'm 47 yo, and I work from 7 am to about 6:30 pm Monday through Friday.  I NEED SLEEP.  And to spend time with my Wife and Family.  And so do my employees.  So, Yah, we're closed on weekends.  

Good for you, we all need time to do other things whether it's just chillin or working hard at a hobby. After I retired from the engineering gig I open up something that has always been my passion. I have set hours and don't dare darken my driveway before or after those hours or expect to be invited to leave. Have had people show up on Christmas day during the main meal. What a lot of people don't realize or care about particularly this age of order today here tomorrow is small business owners are not Walmart or Amazon and have / need a life too.

kgg

[mikesc]

But, ( and I hear you Alexander.. We all need time with our families, I've been a "one man band" too, still am, (my son helps, but he has his own stuff, likewise my wife ) for 98% of my working life )..But, What I don't get is why in the USA , businesses close for the entire weekend, ( which is often the only time available to shop for others, potential customers, who can't get away during the week, because their boss says no, or because they too are one man bands themselves and are open all week ) rather than do what so many countries do, close on Sunday..and also on another week day..like Monday ( gives a two day break )..or Wednesday ( mid-week break) ..That is still two days off..

How do you, who work all week, and close all weekend , buy from others who work all week , and who close all weekend ?

Non of my business ( I don't mean to pry ) how you arrange things or why, but I'm genuinely curious ..I've no wish to cause any offense :)

..Back in the day, when I was open to the public, I was shut Sundays ( because so was everyone else ) and also Mondays, so our family got two days break, and we could also, if we needed to, use the Monday morning or afternoon for buying things that absolutely had to be seen in person.

I don't remember everywhere being closed for the weekend when I was in the USA during 70s and 80s..maybe it is a new thing, or maybe I was in areas Florida , West Palm beach, Miami, Disney land ( Kissimmee ) , New York, Boston, San Francisco and very briefly Los Angeles..where it doesn't / didn't happen ?

Have had people show up on Christmas day during the main meal

You worked with Carnies and Circus people too ;) ..For some of them, I would make exceptions to "We are open between 10 am and 18.00 hrs" Tuesday to Saturday inclusive..

Edited August 1, 2019 by mikesc

[SolarLeatherMachines]

23 minutes ago, mikesc said:

But, What I don't get is why in the USA , businesses close for the entire weekend, ( which is often the only time available to shop for others, potential customers, who can't get away during the week, because their boss says no, or because they too are one man bands themselves and are open all week ) rather than do what so many countries do, close on Sunday..and also on another week day..like Monday ( gives a two day break )..or Wednesday ( mid-week break) ..That is still two days off..

It's all based around trucking.  Trucking companies don't deliver on Saturdays much, and not at all on Sundays.  They often deliver on Mondays, and if you're not there to receive a shipment, it's usually a $150 charge for re-delivery.  Not to mention the other 'box truck' deliveries on mondays as well.  AND the phone absolutely blows up on Monday morning with people who need help and try to call in before leaving for work in the morning.   

I seriously struggle to get certain tasks done.  Mainly because I'm in the shop SO MUCH.  My truck has needed an oil change for about 4 weeks, and I can barely get to the bank to cash my own paychecks.  But if I'm away from the shop for more than 10 minutes, I get a phone call or a nasty-gram about how I'm 'never at the shop!'

 

Edited August 1, 2019 by SolarLeatherMachines

[mikesc]

Ah..I see now :) ..Here trucks rarely deliver Saturdays..and ( with the exception of Carnies and Circus people, and a handful of others ) no trucks are allowed to roll on Sundays.. Businesses tell trucks the hours that they are open for deliveries..outside of those hours, the transport company has to accept to pay a surcharge ( taken off what they get paid ) to have someone there to receive them..or to have the driver sit in a truck park somewhere 'til the next day..the customer does not pay for that time if that happens..the transport company ( or the despatching customer who has hired them ) has to pay ( or be paid less ) for non respect of delivery times or hours..If the police ( of any version, Gendarmerie, Police Nationale see anything rolling on a Sunday that needs a truckers licence to drive it, French or foreign, they'll stop it, ( usually ) fine the driver, on the spot, escort him to a cash machine to get the money, and give him a ticket..extreme cases they'll just immobilise the truck and the driver will wait in a cell until the courts open Monday..

In reality they "look the other way" a lot, for farmers, ( a lot of agricultural and forestry stuff is allowed to roll on Sundays ) livestock usually isn't,, but.., boat transporters, removal trucks being "owner driven", trucks near ferry ports and airports, all kinds of things, but they do not have to.

Exceptional loads ( like aircraft wings on huge trailers etc ) get a pass from the equivalent of the Governor's office ( préfecture, but préfets are appointed, not elected )..as does anything military..

Edited August 1, 2019 by mikesc
corrected my "Franglais"..oops

[Starwind0]

4 hours ago, SolarLeatherMachines said:

I AM Solar Leather Machines.  I'm 47 yo, and I work from 7 am to about 6:30 pm Monday through Friday.  I NEED SLEEP.  And to spend time with my Wife and Family.  And so do my employees.  So, Yah, we're closed on weekends.  

Haha I understand for sure. There's just little options for us Austin folks who want to see machines in person. I wouldn't ask anyone to stay late either. I'm just frustrated there are few options that don't involve taking a vacation day or freight shipping. 

 

The other Dallas shop keeps trying to press their Thor machines on me but I don't like them. Cowboys are more interesting. Especially that pin striped on. I keep joking I could justify it's price as it's now art. (it's too much machine for my needs haha)

 

Currently checking out a consew 225 that popped up for cheap. 

Edited August 1, 2019 by Starwind0

[Starwind0]

Oh man, I'm not really sure whats going on with my post thread haha. Sounds like this is a new discussion related to troubleshooting? Far as my adventures go, dealing with flaky craigslist people. There is some Mercury that is for sale, but there is 0 information about them online. The other one I saw, the guy admitted to having never oiled it.. steering clear of that machine! 

[brmax]

Starwind0: So were back to original post, yes a classic hijack, but I am sorry. I didn't hold my hand up and say hey, it might be a good thing to make a separate post. I am as many partly responsible. So moving forward in any case. Its likely the moderators can move many previous post to another separate post once corrective, new post is made. 

Floyd

[Silverd]

My fault entirely I'm afraid.  My apologies.

Silverd 

[brmax]

I seen the cylinder arm in the cs ads down there along with a juki 1541(standard). And as I thought you had scoped it out a bit already. 

Im not sure on parts availability on mercury brands, I could be mistaken but recall some mention of this particular. So  consider this a bit, if others can expand on that. 

 

Good day there

Floyd

[Starwind0]

All good haha

 

Juki LU-2212N-7

thoughts? Got one for 2k. Looks like a beast but it's a flat bed and a but more I want to pay if it's a flat bed. 

 

 

looks at videos. Holy crap that's a fancy machine. Im terrified of the costs to repair this thing. 

Edited August 8, 2019 by Starwind0